Hose supporter



C. J. HAZELTON. HOSE SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED FEB-24. I922.

1,432,693. Patented Oct. 17,1922.

Z d w Qwz fi ezm arr a easer CARL H'AZELT ON OF"WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN NARROW FABRIC COMPANY, OF WORCESTER, TIIASSAGI-IUSETTS, A CORPORA- TION or- MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application filed February 24, 1922.

To all to hem z't'mag concern:

Beit .known that I, CARL. J. HAznLroN, a citizen of the United States, residing at ,lVorcesten-in the county of -,l orcester and State of lvlassachusetts have invented a new and useful Hose Supporter of which. the following is'a; specification.

This is in part .a continuation of my allowed application Serial No. 455.76%, filed March 26, 1921 and-also a-continuation of my application, Serial N,o. 51l,885, filed October 31,1921.

. This invention rel-ates to. whose supporter of:the-type in which ametallic loop is employedrto grip the fabric between its two arms and a button carried by a tab usually depending from'the upper part. of the loop. As heretoforeput on the. market these clasps .havehad a serious fault due tothe fact that whenthe stocking is gripped. and put under strain, that strain comes alonga central vertical line and therefore is sustained primarily'by only; a'very small number of vertical threads. The result, very frequently, is the production of so-called runs .,disfiguring and-weakening the hose. Another defect of the usual Clasps on-the market is that the rubber collet is put on .ahea-ded stud in such a manner thatthe head alone is depended uponito hold-the collet in place. The result istliat any unusual strain transverse to the plane ofthe clasp is likely to dislodge the collet from its supporting element iandruin .the whole device. This invention is designed to overcome .these defects without revolutionizing the ap- 'pearance of the article. More specifically stated,the objectsof thisinvention are to ,providea rubber covered buttonof such a nature-that the. clamping gripbetween the button andthe loop member takes place. on an extended line. transversely .of va plurality .ofthe wales of the hose fabric so that-the strain on the .fabric is equally distributed throughout a wide area; so thata substantial: number of threads, walesv or stitches are "simultaneously gripped and the danger of injury to the hose fabric or the appearance of runs in thehose :will be avoided. or very much reduced; to provide .a construction in which the rubber'covering of. the ;button is held firinlyin positionby asolid body .of rubber-having'two adjacentheads ofmetal over ;a-n area atthe front, so'that evenif Serial No. 538,936.

the rubber becomes weak through use or age it cannot be pulled off itssupporting elements; toprovide a yielding transverse wall of rubber at the lower front corner ofthe button for the stockingto engage and on which the stocking has its bearin whereby the'yield of this wall will. reduce the strain onrthe stocking at this point and assist in preventin runs; to provide these features in such form that it will be equally effective, in cooperation with the loop. to hold the fabric nomatter at what angle the loop is applied; and toprovide effective and inexpensive means for preventing the button from turning on its support so that the above mentioned objects will be maintained after wear. a v

Fig. '2 is a similar view showing the parts with the stocking :t'abricremoved and a part of the loop broken away:

Fig. 3 is a side elevation with the parts in the same position;

Fig. 4 1s a central vertical sectional view taken along the line l-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the button and its supporting base plate on theline 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal central sectional view of the same;

Fig. 7 isa front elevation of a modified form. of button and base plate;

Fig. 8 is a central sectional view of the same, and

Fig. 9 is a similar view of another modification.

The hose supporter in the main figures of the drawing is illustrated as in use and in a vertical position. The terms top, bottom, front, etc. are, therefore, employed butv these and similar terms being used for description are to be taken as relative and the button member, and these cooperate to grip or clamp the hose fabric when in place.

The invention is shown as applied to a construction involving an upper supporting loop 10 of well-known construction for receiving the elastic strap of the supporter. It is pivotally connected with a lower metallic loop 11. This loop 11 is provided with almost parallel but slightly converging side arms 12. These are connected across the end of the loop by a straight bar 14. These parts, of course, are all formed of a single piece of wire or metal stamping and preferably are integral with each other. They form a button receiving loop at the bottom of the main loop 11.

Also supported by the loop 10 and hanging down behind the loop 11 is a piece 15 of textile material, usually in the form of nonelastic tape. This is provided on the bottom with a metal base plate 16 supported in vertical position in the usual or any desired way. This plate has the usual transverse perforations for receiving the tape 15.

Between the projections but spaced from them there are two rivets 18 located at a distance apart but at the same elevation. These are provided with heads 19 arranged symmetrically with respect to their shanks. These heads are of such diameter that they are spaced only a short distance apart.

A rubber covering or collet 20 is applied to the shanks. The collet is of a peculiar and novel shape. It comprises a shank portion and a head portion. The shank is preferably of segmental cross section comprising the larger part of the circle and arranged with the flat area at the bottom'as shown in Fig. The front surface of the head is of generally convex form and is provided with a depression or groove 21 extending parallel with the bottom of the head. The bottom of this groove serves as a seat for the heads ofthe rivets 19 which are thus sunk well below the front of the head. This recess also causes the head to present two comparatively thin walls 22, the lower or bottom one of which in particular is, therefore, readily yieldable in an upward direction because instead of a solid rubber backing behind it, there is only the groove 21.

When, therefore, the clamping members are brought into cooperative relation with the hose fabric clamped therebetween as shown in Figs. 1 and 4t and a longitudinal strain is placed upon the hose, the transverse bar 14: of the loop member firmly clamps the hose fabric against the bottom surface of the collet with the clamp or grip thus ex tended over a plurality of the wales or lines of stitches of the fabric. Thus the strain on the fabric is widely distributed and there is little danger of the stitches being broken and runs caused as would be the case if the fabric were simply gripped at one or two lines or points. The strain on the fabric is also materially relieved or taken up by the yielding of the bottom wall 22 as indicated in Fig. 4. 'The fabric of the-stocking is necessarily somewhat distorted by passing over the head of the button and back through the loop but this necessary distortion is minimized by the general convex and curved shape of the head'which allows the section of the fabric passing over the button and through the loop to be positioned in a smooth even form. a

The segmental shape of the shank of the collet also insures when the loop member is placed in cooperative clamping position that the loop member shall automatically assume its proper cooperative relation to the col let because even if the loop member is placed in position at an improper angle it will rock or swing into proper position.

The other forms of construction shown embody the more important features of the invention, particularly the wide transverse extended gripping surfaces of the loop and button members and the lower front yieldable wall of the button member, together with variations in the means for securing the collet to the base of the button member.

In the form shown in :Figs. 7 and 8 I have introduced a modification which consists in making these two rivets integral with each other by connecting the shanks 3O across'the top at 31. In both cases a block of rubber 25 is held under the heads of the rivets, or under this cross bar 31, to prevent the withdrawal of the collet from its supporting parts. This piece of rubber 25 of course is integral with the walls of the collet and therefore constitutes a positive means forholding the parts in place.

In the form shown in Fig. 9 two studs are shown with their heads resting on a metal plate 39, which holds the'rubber and positively spaces the studs.

Although I have illustrated and described only two forms of the invention I am aware of the fact that other modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of'construction herein shown and dc scribed but what I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a stocking supporter clasp comprising a rubber button with a straight bottom wall and a loop for gripping the fabric thereto having a straight transverse bar at the bottom for grippingthe fabric against said straight wall in a transverse plane, said button having a groove on its front surface parallel with said bar and having a lower thin readily yieldable wall of rubber projecting beyond said groove, the lower surface of which is substantially continuous with said straight bottom wall whereby under excessive strain on the fabric said wall will yield toward the center of the button.

2. As an article of manufacture, a stocking supporter clasp comprising a rubber buttonhaving a straight bottom surface and a loop for gripping the fabric thereto having side members engaging the sides of said button and a straight transverse bar at the bottom gripping the fabric against said bottom surface, said button having a groove parallel with said bar on its front surface and having a lower wall of rubber integral with the button extending all the way to the base of the button, constituting the lower boundary of said groove and of thin cross-section and located parallel with the holding bar so as to be capable of yielding toward the groove under excessive strain on the fabric, the top of said wall being substantially parallel with the plane of the loop.

3. As an article of manufacture, a stocking supporter clasp comprising a support having a rubber covering with a straight front or bottom surface in a transverse plane, the shank thereof being of circular form back of said straight bottom surface and a loop for gripping the fabric thereto having side members engaging the sides of said support or covering, and a straight transverse bar at the bottom for gripping the fabric against said straight surface and keeping it in a flat condition all the. way across.

l. As an article of manufacture, a hose supporter comprising a rubber button having a shank of segmental form constituting more than half of a circle and having a fiat side and a metal loop having a rectangular end, one side in position for engaging the flat side of said shank and the two adjacent parallel sides spaced far enough apart to grip the opposite surfaces of the convex part of the shank even when turned at an angle to the normal position. I

5. As an article of manufacture, a stockon the fabric said wall will yield toward the groove.

6. As an article of manufacture, a stocking supporter button having a straight bottom wall, said button having a groove parallel with said wall on its front sur face and having a straight lower wall of rubber integral with the button extending in a plane all the way to the base of the button, constituting the lower boundary of said groove and of thin crosssection and located so as to be capable of yielding in a direction transverse to said straight bottom wall under excessive strain on the fabric, the top of said wall being substantially straight and parallel with the plane of the loop.

7. As an article of manufacture, a stud for a hose supporter having ashank and a head, both of segmental form constituting more than half of a circle, the flat surfaces of the head and shank being located in the same plane at the bottom and extending longitudinally of the stud.

8. As an article of manufacture, a stud for a hose supporter having a shank and a head, both of segmental form constituting more than half of a circle and having a vertical depth materially less than the horizontal length.

9. As an article of manufacture, a stocking supporter button having a shank and head, said head having a groove on its front surface and having a lower thin readily yieldable wall of rubber projecting beyond said groove, along the. lower side thereof, whereby under excessive strain on the fabric said wall will yield toward the groove.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afixed my signature.

CARL J. HAZELTON. 

